Climate
Kalamazoo has a mid-latitude climate. Summers can be very hot and relatively long, between the months of May–September. Kalamazoo is not known for tornadoes, but they can occur around this time. In winter, temperatures occasionally plummet below 0°F (-18°). Kalamazoo has been known for brutal snow storms, but there have been winters with no ground cover at all. Usually, snow stays on the ground permanently from the end of November and melts away by the beginning of March.
| Climate data for Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19 (66) |
21 (70) |
26 (79) |
31 (88) |
36 (97) |
37 (99) |
40 (104) |
38 (100) |
38 (100) |
32 (90) |
26 (79) |
21 (70) |
40 (104) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
3 (37) |
9 (48) |
17 (63) |
23 (73) |
28 (82) |
30 (86) |
28.34 (83.01) |
24.5 (76.1) |
17 (63) |
9 (48) |
2 (36) |
11 (52) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −8 (18) |
−7 (19) |
−3 (27) |
3 (37) |
9 (48) |
14 (57) |
16 (61) |
16 (61) |
12 (54) |
6 (43) |
1 (34) |
−6 (21) |
3.5 (38.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −29 (−20) |
−28 (−18) |
−23 (−9) |
−16 (3) |
−5 (23) |
1 (34) |
4 (39) |
3 (37) |
−2 (28) |
−8 (18) |
−22 (−8) |
−26 (−15) |
−29.3 (−20.7) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 51.1 (2.012) |
49.8 (1.961) |
63.8 (2.512) |
88.6 (3.488) |
97.3 (3.831) |
97.3 (3.831) |
96 (3.78) |
102.4 (4.031) |
117.6 (4.63) |
92.5 (3.642) |
82.3 (3.24) |
68.2 (2.685) |
1,006.9
(39.64) |
| Source: http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USMI044 | |||||||||||||
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